Outreach and Projects
The Boston University Public School Collaborative
The Boston University/Boston Public Schools Collaborative is the administrative organization at the University that oversees more than a dozen programs created in support of the Boston Public Schools.
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The Boston University Initiative for Literacy Development (BUILD)
BUILD
is a collaborative effort that enjoys the support and contributions of the School of Education and the Boston University Offices of Financial Assistance and Student Employment. With federal Work-Study funds made available by Boston University in support of the federal America Reads and local Read Boston programs, 130 literacy tutors provide assistance for one hospital, eight after-school programs, five in-school programs, and organizations serving elementary school children in Boston and Chelsea.
COACH (College Opportunity and Career Help)
COACH
empowers Boston Public School students to make informed decisions about their futures by matching current college students with 11th and 12th graders to provide information, to motivate, and to support these students as they make post-secondary plans. Working directly in the high school classrooms, coaches gain a unique perspective on issues of college access, public education, and educational opportunity. By linking practice with ongoing research and dialogue, COACH continually looks for ways to challenge, explore, and bridge the growing opportunity gap for traditionally underrepresented students.
Step UP
Boston University is one of five universities involved in Step UP, an unprecedented collaboration with the Boston Public Schools (BPS) and the City of Boston to help ten local schools. Step UP was formed in the fall of 2006 and provides comprehensive, coordinated services aimed at improving student performance. Boston University’s two partner schools are the William Monroe Trotter Elementary School in Dorchester and the English High School in Jamaica Plain. Based on the needs identified by each partner school, BU aims to help the Trotter and the English make improvements in areas such as instruction and tutoring, after-school support, student wellness and safety, and family and community engagement.
Upward Bound
Upward Bound is a college preparatory program for potential first-generation college and low-income Boston Public High School students. It is a federally funded TRIO program that serves 85 low-income and first generation college students who join in either ninth and tenth grade and participate until high school graduation. Students must be enrolled in the Boston Public Schools and either attend one of four target high schools (Brighton High, English High, Hyde Park High, or Snowden High) or live in one of five target neighborhoods (Allston, Brighton, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, or Mattapan). Program Services include afternoon classes and tutoring during the school year and a residential six-week summer academic program. |
The Boston University/Chelsea Partnership
Boston University provides managerial and educational expertise to oversee and rebuild an entire urban school system and to construct a model for the reform of urban education.
The Boston University Donald Durrell Reading and Writing Clinic
The clinic provides diagnostic assessment and intensive, individualized and small-group tutoring to elementary school students who are experiencing difficulty learning to read and write. The clinic also offers professional development education for teachers.
The 6th Annual Poetry Institute
The 6th annual Poetry Institute for Educators will be July 16-20, 2007 at Boston University.
Boston University School of Education Consortium
The Consortium offers SED students a variety of settings in which to student-teach, gain school-based counseling experience, and work as administrative interns.
Projects in Civic Engagement
Projects in Civic Engagement share a common aim – to promote civic engagement in democratic life, both within the United States and in emerging democracies abroad.
The Institute for Athletic Coach Education
The Institute was designed to focus attention on the need for education and training for youth sport coaches.
The Early Childhood Learning Laboratory
The Early Childhood Learning Laboratory (ECLL) is a preschool affiliated with and located at the School of Education.
Gaylen Kelley Distance Education Laboratory
The Gaylen Kelley Distance Education Laboratory at the Boston University School of Education enables teachers and students to communicate over distance—across the city or across the globe.
Intergenerational Literacy Project
The program supports families in working with their children, both to attain the instructional objectives of the schools and to reinforce positive attitudes toward education.
The Loving Well Project
The Lovng Well Project helps adolescents learn responsible sexual and social values through literature.
The Microcosmos Project
The Microcosmos Project in the Science Education program is an international effort that has developed new curricula and materials that introduce the important world of microorganisms into the classroom.
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